Chair



Jan 289 i CHAIR Filed Aug' 22, 1955 7 ad a rllvlr univ?! i Patented Jan. 28, 1936 PATENT OFFICE CHAIR Bernard George Bruening, Evansville, Ind.

Application'August 22, 1935, Serial 1 Claim.

relates to improvements in having front posts, relatively The invention tance therefrom.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplished by reference to the accompanying drawing.

Figs. 1 and 2 are a ladder-back chair with the invention.

A preferred construction has been shown and perspective views showing constructed in accordance as claimed, variations may be made.

The front posts of the chair are denoted at 3, the lower ends of said posts being adapted to rest upon a floor or the like. Projecting rearwardly from the lower portions of the posts 3 are two rearwardly declined skids 4, the front ends of said skids being secured at 5 to the posts 3 at points spaced upwardly from the lower ends of the latter. The rear ends 6 of these skids project considerably beyond the relatively tall back posts 'I of the chair and are adapted to rest upon the floor or the like, coacting with the lower ends of the front posts 3 in forming a stable supporting base. The lower ends of the posts I are rigidly secured at 8 to the skids 4.

All of the posts 5 and 'l are held in rigid rela- 5 tion with each other by suitable rungs 9 and some of these rungs are preferably utilized to support a suitable seat I which extends from the front to the rear posts. The upper portions of the rear posts 1 carry slats H or other desired 10 back-forming means.

By providing the novel construction shown and described, the chair is eiectively braced against tilting rearwardly and moreover, its general rigidity is increased. l

While the details disclosed may be followed if desired, attention is again invited to the possibility of making variations within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claimz- 20 A chair comprising two front posts, two rearwardly declined skids projecting rearwardly from rear posts rising from the rear portions of said skids, said rear posts being secured to said skids 30 spaced forwardly from the rear ends BERNARD GEORGE BRUENING. 

